Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-03
SHEEP IN THE SPRING.

10 IL comparatively an easy matter to
turn out sheep too early Ia spring. While
IL IL, OF course, desirable 90 allow them To
have grass a. soon A. II can be secured In
the spriug, yet care should be taken not To
turn out entirely. We have always found
II q good plan To SOW . patch of rye In the
fall, on purpose 10 turn In the breeding
ewes early Ia the sprlug. when they espec'
islly neei something green. While We
may be able IN keep the sheep in fairly
good condition on dry feed. ye, to insure
the beet growth, not only OF The az NAL
bat also OF the wool. green food sho'lld be
given whenever possible. and especially to
the breeding ewes. In order To keep thsm
thsiry and healthy. and AZ the same time
furnish . full supply OF milk 10 keep the
lambs growing. green food Il almost q me-
c.ssliy Hut IL l. better not 10 turn Into
the pastures too early. II will answer 10
let them have the run for two or three
hours each day. when the weather IL pleas.
ant, but In cold. vet or stormy wesiher IL
will be much bstt.r To fv.d unisr shelter.
and this Ia especially the case with sheep
that have been reasonably well sheltered
all winter.
II 4. certainly poor management - keep
sheep al winter. taking pains 10 feed sbi
shelter so 81 IN obtain COOL growth IN
4 .sh and wool. and then In the spring. jlsi
when they need the feed and care the worst.
To turn them out aud le, them look on, Tor
themselves.
III. an easy m,t,er ~ stunt the growth
~ the wool sheep ,bi the lambs. and
stunisd growth 4. never desirable In any
thlng. The longer Ne farm, the more thor
oughiy s,li.nei 10 we become that II pays
"a Keep stock growing steadily al the TINE,
last The same ~ the crop. std that Any
f.ilate q do thi. 1. f.ilarc ~ s'cure a.
much proni &c We could.
FARMERS who have Kept sheep i'f th"
lat three years 81 last. rcDgulf' th-
fact thu, IL =. only ~ gooi min,s' s'ihrh'
,Lat they have bssn spl- 10 secufs 'srn
small pfOfi The sheep sni ~uol must b.
kept growing "a secure thi. W. nod
that meu who pfop~fly feed snd esfr To
ih.if shesp are shle 10 .ho~ pf"n'' While
those that turn,d them oui to cafe f'r
thcm.slve. rsd that they srs ss'plng
shcspns . loss Many. of coarse. ~ these
have sold out and quit almost 'ssff o'h'f
line Of farming. b~csuse With lpr-s in'r'
sg.msnt they couh not nod u pf' q all
Slo~.y bot surely We src begiunlps 10
realize The fsci that ~e must DO our bet
not ouly must Ne thoroughly prepare The
.oll by msnufing. plowine AMI hsrro~ins
80 - io have the soil Ia doe condition.
plant good seed and give thorough culiiVa
tion, 80 |. to sscar- The bc.t possible
yields. bui We must also properly h,r'e-i
ard store; feed oui 10 good, ihflny stock
- that sissiy gain may be secured, civ
lug good shelter and making sud securing
al the manure possible.
Thls rule spplle- Ia sheep We must
feed economically. and yst msiotsin .
steady growth al The time, ani Ia The
.pflng, AFTER fs.dlug al winter, DO no,
turn into the pasture until the weather has
become settled and there 10 sufiici.ni
growth OF grass IN keep them In sthfify
condition ~ allowing them . short run
every day In The rye or early pastures, sni
then feeding little dry fed night and
morning uuill their growth la The pssiufes
has been secured. much better condition
OF health sbd growth m,y be main,'lnei.
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